Thursday, 23 February 2017

Angelina Jolie Considers ‘Maleficent 2’ and Directorial Project.

Not done with Hollywood just yet. Angelina Jolie may reprise her role as the titular character in Maleficent 2, and has numerous directorial projects in the works amid her nasty and very public divorce from Brad Pitt, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The site reports that Jolie, 41, will not be taking a step back from Hollywood, as has been previously speculated; instead, the By the Sea actor-director will be tackling a number of different projects in the coming year.

Her most recent film and directorial endeavor, First They Killed My Father, screened in Cambodia on Saturday, February 18, and Jolie made headlines when she brought all six kids — Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8 — with her to meet Cambodian royalty and taste-test the local cuisine, including spiders.

Angelina Jolie greets members of the press while leaving a press conference ahead of the premiere of her new film "First They Killed My Father" set up at the Raffles Grand Hotel D'Angkor on February 18, 2017 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Omar Havana/Getty Images
The Oscar-winner’s next projects will keep her closer to home, however, with two large-scale projects in development for Universal: an adaptation of Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Catherine the Great and Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair and The Spy Who Loved, a World War II espionage drama based on Clare Mulley’s 2012 book.

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Jolie is also looking to develop what might be her next directing project, an adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s 2004 novel Without Blood, which tells the story of an unnamed war. On the other end of the genre spectrum, the UN special envoy is also a producer on Disney kid’s film The One and Only Ivan.

Jolie’s last film in front of the camera was By the Sea, which she also wrote and directed, and costarred in with her now ex-husband, Brad Pitt, but bombed at the box office. In 2016, she lent her voice to Kung Fu Panda 3, as the Tigress character.

Angelina Jolie as Maleficent Frank Connor ©Disney Enterprises
She is also considering starring in Universal’s remake of The Bride of Frankenstein and Sony’s Shoot Like a Girl, based on the true story of an American Air Force major and helicopter pilot Mary Jennings Hegar.

As previously reported, Jolie recently opened up about her headline-making split from Pitt, 53, calling it a “difficult time,” while in Cambodia with her kids.

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“My family, we’ve all been through a difficult time,” Jolie said during a BBC interview when asked about how she's been dealing with the stress of the divorce. “My focus is my children, our children, and it is — and my focus is finding this way through. And as I said, we are and forever will be a family. And so that is how I’m coping. I’m coping with finding a way through to make sure this somehow makes us stronger and closer.”

Will Donald Trump Get Impeached? Here’s How It Could Happen..

The odds are definitely not in Donald Trump’s favor. The former Apprentice host may be just a little over one month into his presidency, but oddsmakers are already having a field day placing bets on whether — and when — the real estate mogul will be impeached.

Back when Trump, 70, was named President-elect in November, online betting site Ladbrokes placed the odds of him not making it through his full four-year term at 3/1. But since the last three chaotic weeks, those odds have shortened to just 10/11, or about a 52 percent chance of happening.

Trump says he’ll get the job done, but the money suggest otherwise, and punters aren’t entirely convinced the next four years will be plain sailing and he could be out of the White House via impeachment or resignation sooner rather than later,” Jessica Bridge, a spokeswoman for Ladbrokes, told UK’s Independent.

In order for Trump to be impeached, there would need to be a majority vote in the House of Representatives, and the case would then be tried by the Senate, where at least 2/3 of those present need to vote in favor of impeachment for the motion to take action.

Only two past U.S. presidents have been impeached by the House of Representatives — Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 — but both of them were later acquitted by the Senate. Former president Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 before the House could vote on his impeachment.

There are a number of reasons Trump may find himself exiting the White House early, chief among them are what some say are his violations of the U.S. Constitution and the conflict of interests brought about by his ties to overseas governments and state-owned companies via his businesses.

Earlier this month, legal scholars James C. Nelson and John Bonifaz penned an editorial for Time magazine pointing out all the specific portions of the Constitution that they say Trump has already violated in his four weeks in office.

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“Where Trump runs afoul of the foreign-emoluments clause is that, first and foremost, he is a businessman with significant financial interests and governmental entanglements all over the globe,” the pair wrote. “Moreover, Trump’s business dealings are veiled in complicated corporate technicalities and lack transparency.”

At present, Nelson and Bonifaz say the Trump Organization does or has done business with Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, St. Martin, St. Vincent, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Uruguay. According to the legal experts, “through his interest in the Trump Organization, [he] will continue to receive monetary and other benefits from foreign powers and their agents.”

The Constitution's impeachment clause, Article II, Section 4, states that a president can be impeached only for “treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors," and of the three, bribery, according to government ethics experts who spoke to the New York Daily News, seems the most likely potential offense. This is because the emoluments clause states the president cannot "accept any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind whatsoever, from any king, prince or foreign state."

Katy Perry’s Backup Dancer Falls Off Stage Dressed as a White House During the Brit Awards

This will never get old 😂😂😂. One of Katy Perry’s backup dancers fell off the stage during her BRIT Awards performance in London on Wednesday, February 22, and thus Left Shark 2.0 was born. The backup dancer who took a tumble instantly became a meme, and the fact that they were dressed as a White House made it all the better.

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In case you missed it, Perry performed her latest single “Chained to the Rhythm” and emphasized the track’s political undertones by performing alongside two skeleton figures resembling President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May and a bevy of backup dancers wearing cutout house costumes. At one point during her performance, one of the tiny houses found themselves too close to the edge of the stage and they tumbled over. The skeletons also held hands in reference to when Trump held May’s hand during a White House visit last month.

Katy Perry on stage at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena, London on Feb 22, 2017. Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images
“The new left shark 🏠 #BRITs2017 #KatyPerryBRITS,” one person on Twitter wrote, along with a clip of the viral moment, referring to Perry’s 2015 Super Bowl performance backup dancer who was dressed as a shark and seemingly less coordinated or prepared as its right shark counterpart.

This is really a big deal dancers never stop falling off the stage.lol😂

Kim Kardashian Suffers Nip Slip in Unfortunate Outfit Consisting of Sweatpants, a Lace Corset and Oversized Parka — See the Pics

So much for the ginormous parka. Kim Kardashian suffered a nip slip while leaving restaurant Joey in Woodland Hills, California, on Wednesday, February 22.

Kim Kardashian steps out for lunch with Kourtney and Kris and the KUWTK film crew in Calabasas, CA on February 22, 2017. ROL-la-Jul/X17online.com
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 36, gave photographers an accidental glimpse of her nipple in a lace corset top, which she paired with an unfortunate looking pair of high-waisted sweatpants and an oversized white parka. Kardashian completed her bizarre look, which was seemingly inspired by her husband Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 5, with a pair of ’80s sunglasses and a mini orange Birkin purse.

The Selfish author was dining with mom Kris Jenner and her sister Kourtney Kardashian. The day also marked what would have been their late father Robert Kardashian’s 73rd birthday.❤

“Happy Birthday dad! I love this family photo. I love our family. Thank you for EVERYTHING. I'm so grateful you are my dad!” Kim tweeted, along with a throwback family photo of her family with the late lawyer.

She also shared that her father left her with a tradition she’s carrying on with her own children, North and Saint West.

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“I found a 3 page letter my dad wrote me right after high school about life and it's so special to have. I re-read it last night ❤️,” she tweeted. “I write my kids a letter each year reflecting on the year we had together & fun memories. I'll give the letters to them when they turn 21 ❤️.”

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Jennifer Lopez Gushes Over Drake: 'I Have So Much Love for That Boy

Things got juicy yesterday when Jennifer Lopez stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday (Feb. 21). Amidst the discussion -- which touched on J. Lo’s Las Vegas residency and the possibility of performing at the next Super Bowl -- her rumored romance with Drake came into play.

Last December, an Instagram photo created waves as people speculated on the possibility that Lopez and the Toronto rapper were dating. Later, the two were seen kissing while promoting a potential collaboration. Obviously DeGeneres couldn't help asking: Did they really work on a song together?

“Actually, he sent me a song that he wanted me to be on, and I got on the song," J. Lo explained. "Yeah, we have a song together. I don’t know what he’s going to do with it, but yeah.”

It didn’t technically confirm that they aren’t dating, however. Lopez has dated other younger men in the past -- for example, on-and-off love (and her backup dancer) Casper Smart -- which the host also briefly touches on. Yet, J. Lo asserted age has nothing to do with it.

“I don’t date younger men. It’s not like you have to be younger. It’s not about that,” the singer said. “I just meet people and if I go out with them, I got out with them. And if I like them and I like them. If I don’t, I don’t. It’s about the person. It’s about who they are. It has nothing to do with age.”

Jennifer Lopez has finally given a bit of insight amidst rumors of a potential romance with rapper Drake.

The two have been spending a lot of time together since December and fueled even more speculation by posting cuddly pictures on Instagram.

Lopez addressed her creative connection with Drake on the Grammys red carpet Sunday. While speaking to Ryan Seacrest for E! News, the singer discussed the two making a song together.

Lopez did not specifically comment on her romantic involvement with the rapper. She did, however, giggle and say, “Absolutely we hung out, we have a great time. He’s amazing. I have so much love for that boy.”

Beyonce Wears $22K Gucci Kimono Courtside at NBA All-Star Game

The Knowles-Carter family was spotted sitting courtside in style at the NBA All-Star game Sunday night (Feb. 19).

Gucci was the designer of choice for the New Orleans game; Blue Ivy wore a green children's broderie anglaise dress, while her mom Beyonce donned a floor-length, printed silk kimono with colorful fur trim. See below.

The tropical kimono from Gucci’s SS17 Ready-to-Wear collection retails for a staggering $21,945. Though a little on the expensive side, it’s no surprise that Bey supports the fashion house. Just last weekend at the 2017 Grammy Awards, Blue Ivy sported a pink children’s jacket and pants by Gucci.

The singer’s critically acclaimed 2016 album, Lemonade, debuted with a video for single “Formation” clad in Gucci, featuring the iconic red print ensemble she wears on top of a sinking cop car, and the sheer, tulle multicolored gown from their SS16 collection.

#Gucci's Embroidered tiger print silk kimono -- Price tag: $ 21,945 #SS17 ——— Gothic Gucci print fan Price tag: $ 450 #AllStarGame
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Rihanna Earns Landmark 30th Top 10 Hit on Billboard Hot 100 Chart

With "Love on the Brain," Rihanna joins Madonna (38) and The Beatles (34) as the only acts with at least 30 Hot 100 top 10s all time.

As previously reported, Rihanna rumbles 13-8 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated March 4) with "Love on the Brain," marking her milestone 30th top 10. Dating to the chart's Aug. 4, 1958, inception, only Madonna, with 38, and The Beatles, with 34, boast more.

Rihanna breaks a tie for third place with Michael Jackson, who's tallied 29 top 10s, as a soloist.

Notably, Rihanna sports the second-fastest accumulation of 30 Hot 100 top 10s (from an act's first-ever week in the region to the first week in the tier with its 30th). Having first hit the top 10 with "Pon De Replay" on the July 16, 2005-dated chart, she needed 10 years, seven months and two weeks to tally 30 top 10s. Only The Beatles hit the landmark more quickly, from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Something," over a span of just five years, nine months and two weeks (Jan. 25, 1964-Nov. 8, 1969).

While she's the leader for the most Hot 100 top 10s, Madonna took 12 years, eight months and two weeks from her first top 10, "Borderline," to her 30th, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (June 16, 1984-March 1, 1997; thus, with the latest Hot 100 dated March 4, 2017, we last celebrated an act reaching 30 top 10 hits 20 years ago to the week).

Here's a recap of Rihanna's 30 Hot 100 top 10s

Title, Peak Pos. Peak Date
"Pon De Replay," No. 2, 7/30/2005
"SOS," No. 1 (three weeks), 5/13/2006
"Unfaithful," No. 6, 7/22/2006
"Break It Off" (with Sean Paul), No. 9, 3/17/2007

"Umbrella" (feat. Jay Z), No. 1 (seven weeks), 6/9/2007
"Hate That I Love You" (feat. Ne-Yo), No. 7, 12/22/2007
"Don't Stop the Music," No. 3, 2/16/2008
"Take a Bow," No. 1 (one week), 5/24/2008
"Disturbia," No. 1 (two weeks), 8/23/2008
"Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna), No. 1 (six weeks), 10/18/2008
"Run This Town" (with Jay Z & Kanye West), No. 2, 10/3/2009
"Russian Roulette," No. 9, 11/21/2009
"Hard" (feat. Jeezy), No. 8, 1/30/2010
"Rude Boy," No. 1 (five weeks), 3/27/2010
"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem feat. Rihanna), No. 1 (seven weeks), 7/31/2010
"Only Girl (In the World)," No. 1 (one week), 12/4/2010

"What's My Name?," (feat. Drake), No. 1 (one week), 11/20/2010
"S&M" (feat. Britney Spears), No. 1 (one week), 4/30/2011
"Cheers (Drink to That)," No. 7, 10/8/2011
"We Found Love" (feat. Calvin Harris), No. 1 (10 weeks), 11/12/2011
"Take Care" (Drake feat. Rihanna), No. 7, 3/24/2012
"Where Have You Been," No. 5, 7/7/2012
"Diamonds," No. 1 (three weeks), 12/1/2012
"Stay" (feat. Mikky Ekko), No. 3, 3/2/2013
"The Monster" (Eminem feat. Rihanna), No. 1 (four weeks), 12/21/2013
"FourFiveSeconds" (with Kanye West & Paul McCartney), No. 4, 2/28/2015
"Work" (feat. Drake), No. 1 (nine weeks), 3/5/2016
"Needed Me," No. 7, 7/2/2016

"This Is What You Came For" (Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna), No. 3, 8/6/2016
"Love on the Brain," No. 8 (to date), 3/4/2017

Ed Sheeran Tops Hot 100, Katy Perry Debuts at No. 4 & Bruno Mars, Rihanna & The Weeknd All Hit Top 10

Sheeran's "Shape of You" leads an action-packed chart, which includes Perry's return & Rihanna's 30th Hot 100 top 10.

Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" leads the Billboard Hot 100 (dated March 4) for a fourth total week.

Meanwhile, action abounds in the top 10, as Katy Perry's "Chained to the Rhythm," featuring Skip Marley, debuts at No. 4 and Bruno Mars, Rihanna and The Weeknd all add new top 10s. Sheeran, Perry, Mars and The Weeknd benefit from performances on the Grammy Awards (Feb. 12), while Rihanna ups her count to 30 career top 10s, a milestone that only an elite three acts have now achieved.

There's even more: Zayn and Taylor Swift set a new Hot 100 high for a song from the Fifty Shades franchise and The Chainsmokers' "Closer," featuring Halsey, has now spent more time in the top five than any other single in the Hot 100's entire 58-year history.

Following yesterday's President's Day holiday, let's kick off a very busy recap of the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends sales, airplay and streaming data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 22.

"Shape," released on Atlantic Records, spends a second week atop the Radio Songs chart, up by 9 percent to 145 million in audience in the week ending Feb. 19, according to Nielsen Music, claiming the Hot 100's top Airplay Gainer award for a fifth straight week. Following his performance of the song on the Grammys, "Shape" resurges 2-1 for a fourth total week atop Digital Song Sales (200,000 downloads sold, up 74 percent, in the week ending Feb. 16). On Streaming Songs, it holds at No. 2 (37.2 million U.S. streams, up 12 percent).

"Shape," which becomes Sheeran's second No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, ushers in his third studio album, ÷, due March 3.

Zayn and Taylor Swift's "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" rises 3-2 on the Hot 100, hitting a new peak. As parent album the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, following its Feb. 10 release and the arrival of the movie the same day, "Live" lifts 3-2 on Digital Song Sales (143,000, up 31 percent). It also jumps 5-2 on Radio Songs (109 million, up 10 percent), while keeping at No. 4 on Streaming Songs (21.2 million, down 7 percent).

Just as Fifty Shades Darker becomes the franchise's first Billboard 200 No. 1, besting the No. 2 peak of 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey, "Live" takes over as the highest-charting Fifty Shades Hot 100 hit; it one-ups the No. 3 peaks of the first soundtrack's "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding and "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" by The Weeknd.

Migos' "Bad and Boujee," featuring Lil Uzi Vert, dips 2-3 on the Hot 100 following three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. Still, the track tops the Streaming Songs chart for an eighth week with 47.7 million U.S. streams (up 1 percent). It also leads the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Streaming Songs chart for an eighth week (17.8 million on-demand clicks, down 10 percent).

"Bad" falls 8-12 on Digital Song Sales (40,000 downloads sold, down 1 percent) and inches 16-15 on Radio Songs (60 million, down 1 percent). It additionally rules Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a seventh week each.

Katy Perry roars onto the Hot 100 at No. 4 with "Chained to the Rhythm," featuring Skip Marley. (The debut marks the highest for a song by a lead female since Adele's "Hello" launched at No. 1 on Nov. 14, 2015.) "Rhythm," released along with its official lyric video at midnight on Feb. 10 -- followed by Perry and Marley's performance of it on the Grammys two nights later -- debuts at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (108,000 first-week downloads sold) and No. 15 on Streaming Songs (14.7 million), while charging 35-20 on Radio Songs (50 million in audience after its first full week of tracking).

Perry scores her 14th Hot 100 top 10 and the third-highest-debuting of her 25 Hot 100 entries. She bowed higher only with "Part of Me" (No. 1, 2012) and "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg (No. 2, 2010). She earns her first top 10 in nearly three years; she was last in the top 10 in January-June 2014 with "Dark Horse" (featuring Juicy J), which spent four weeks at No. 1 (marking her ninth leader).

"Rhythm," whose official proper video was released today (Feb. 21), previews Perry's forthcoming studio album, her first since 2013's PRISM, expected later this year.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top five, The Chainsmokers' "Closer" rebounds 7-5 (after 12 weeks at No. 1), and its latest move is historic, as it rewrites the record for the most weeks logged in the top five: 26, or a full six months. It passes Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk!," featuring Bruno Mars (2015) and LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" (1997-98), each with 25 top-five frames.

"Closer" also extends its record for the most weeks in the Hot 100's top 10 from a title's debut, having totaled all 29 of its weeks on the chart in the top 10 since its arrival at No. 9 on Aug. 20. Even more honors: It leads Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 27th week, the most at No. 1 since the chart's January 2013 inception, passing Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" (26 weeks, 2013-14).

"Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly and current Billboard cover star Camila Cabello drops 5-6 on the Hot 100 after reaching No. 4. It's again led by airplay, as it ranks at No. 6 on Radio Songs (92 million, down 13 percent).

Following his Grammys performance of "That's What I Like," along with his Prince tribute, Mars blasts 37-7 on the Hot 100, earning his 14th top 10. The track flies 36-5 on Digital Song Sales (85,000, up 308 percent) and wins the Hot 100's top Streaming Gainer award, debuting at No. 20 on Streaming Songs (12.4 million, up 59 percent). It also jumps 36-26 on Radio Songs (43 million, up 22 percent) and, with a 5-1 jump, becomes Mars' first No. 1 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.

"Like" is the follow-up to Mars' No. 4 Hot 100 hit "24K Magic"; as previously reported, the songs' parent album 24K Magic surges 7-2 as the Greatest Gainer on the Billboard 200.

Rihanna bounds 13-8 on the Hot 100 with "Love on the Brain," marking her landmark 30th top 10. The only acts with more? Madonna, with 38, and The Beatles, with 34. (Rihanna breaks a tie for third place with Michael Jackson)
"Brain" moves 6-5 on Radio Songs (101 million, up 7 percent); 17-18 on Digital Song Sales (36,000, up 8 percent); and 25-21 on Streaming Songs (12.6 million, up 7 percent). Perhaps aiding the song's profile in the tracking period, Rihanna received eight Grammy nominations, including best urban contemporary album for "Brain" parent set ANTi

The Weeknd vaults 16-9 on the Hot 100 with "I Feel It Coming," featuring Daft Punk, after the acts performed the song, as well as prior single "Starboy," at music's biggest night. The song is The Weeknd's sixth Hot 100 top 10 and Daft Punk's third (and second as featured on a hit by The Weeknd, following the No. 1 "Starboy").

"Feel" ascends 16-7 on Digital Song Sales (55,000, up 65 percent); 8-7 on Radio Songs (83 million, essentially even week-over-week); and 34-28 on Streaming Songs (10.7 million, up 9 percent).

Wait, that's four new Hot 100 top 10s, by Perry, Mars, Rihanna and The Weeknd, all in one week. How rare is that kind of turnover? Four songs hadn't posted their first weeks each in the top 10 simultaneously in nearly six years: On the April 2, 2011-dated chart, The Black Eyed Peas' "Just Can't Get Enough" (22-5), Glee Cast's "Loser Like Me" (No. 6 debut), Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (12-8), and Jeremih's "Down on Me," featuring 50 Cent (13-10), all reached the region for the first time.

And, back to 2017: Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Big Sean's "Bounce Back" backtracks from its No. 6 peak to No. 10. The song soared from No. 15 a week ago when his new album I Decided. debuted at No. 1 on the Feb. 25-dated Billboard 200. Meanwhile, "Bounce" becomes Big Sean's fourth No. 1 on the Rhythmic Songs airplay ranking.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly "Hot 100 Chart Moves" column later this week, and visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Feb. 22), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

The 10 Best Selena Gomez Songs: Critic's Picks

Can we take a moment to appreciate the maturation of Selena Gomez? She started as a child-star on Barney & Friends, then graduated to the celeb-factory that is the Disney Channel, and then she crossed over into the music world. That is not a unique path, to be sure, and it's what an artist does after making that jump from kid cutie to adult artist that truly matters.

Gomez, for her part, has done an incredible job. She survived the awkward phase of falling in love with a giant superstar, breaking up with said superstar in the harsh tabloid light, and even bested personal illness to come out stronger, more powerful, and totally in control of herself. She's always stood for positivity and personal strength, a message that should be applauded today and every day, and she currently explores an almost sinister sensuality that says coyly “there's more to me than this baby-face, playboy.” takes a look at the best Gomez moments so far.

Her latest album Revival is no doubt her best offering to date. It's got some great R&B vibes well-tempered with pop dance hits. Gone is the childlike sheen, although she's still playful and cheeky. She's expanding her vocal talents into the world of dance with hits alongside star producers Kygo and Cashmere Cat, among others. Her career is hitting all the right notes, and in her honor, Billboard Dance takes a look at the best Selena Gomez songs so far.

10. Selena Gomez & The Scene – “Who Says”

Shout out young Ms. Gomez for pushing one of the most positive agendas we've heard in pop music in the last decade. “Who Says” is a strong back hand to the haters, and as the crossover star of Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena had the hearts and ears of young girls and boys around the world, the exact market who needs to hear empowering lyrics like this more than anyone else. The song was a 2010 single from her band Selena Gomez & The Scene's third LP When The Sun Goes Down, and heralded a maturation in her sound from generic club hits to acoustic, thoughtful songwriting, something the singer has continued to explore.

9. Selena Gomez – “Come & Get It”

In 2013, Gomez was stepping out on her own with her debut solo album Stars Dance. “Come & Get It” served as the lead single and reintroduced the pop star as a powerful, sensual being ready to leave her little girl veneer behind. It was also the first Selena Gomez song to land in the top 10 of the Hot 100. It's especially memorable for that infectious chorus and its use of Indian rhythms and instrumentation. Fun fact: the song was originally shopped to Rihanna for her LP Talk That Talk, but became Gomez' hit when the Barbadian singer passed. One woman's ex-nay is another woman's chance at big success, and ultimately, we can't imagine anyone else on this jam.

8. Selena Gomez – “Perfect”

Hold the phone. These are some deeply sensual vibes. Gomez has never sounds so grown and vulnerable as she does on this Revival album closer. Gomez' pain is so relatable and clear as she sings about the woman her man prefers. The irony is that Gomez delivers a “Perfect” modern R&B performance, and the radio needs to me more like her on this track. It was a deeply personal song for Gomez who told reporters she wasn't sure she was strong enough to put these feelings on the record. She took the emotional risk, and we are all the better for it.

7. Selena Gomez – “Me & The Rhythm”

Another deep cut from her latest album Revival, “Me & The Rhythm” is a perfect mix of subtle R&B and groovin' disco basslines. These synths are giving me heavy, smoky '70s club vibes. There's that touch of steel drum to add slight island flair. That vocal upward climb at the chorus seals the deal on this one. It's just a fun track, no two ways about it.

6. Selena Gomez – “The Heart Wants What it Wants”

The intro of this video is one of the most instantly arresting video intros I've ever seen. Of course the whole world insinuates this Selena Gomez song as a heartbreaking open-letter to Justin Bieber, her shining star of a young love endlessly referenced and inspected in the public eye. This song came out on her compilation For You. The musical progression mirrors the lyrics, starting bare and almost timid and slowly building in strength and confidence. It's a passionate single that marked a new era of Gomez's career, the truly grown and intimate artist we know and love today.

5. Selena Gomez – “Same Old Love”

“Same Old Love” is one of those songs you feel in your bones the moment it begins. That simple, straightforward piano riff and those snapping fingers are the stuff pop hook dreams are made of. Gomez comes in strong and powerful, and the rasp in the chorus makes you just fall in love. You can really hear songwriter Charlie XCX's fingerprints all over it. Ross Golan, Stargate, and Benny Blanco also helped create this killer tune.

4. Kygo with Selena Gomez – “It Ain't Me”

Fans were tickled pink to hear KyGomez was a thing, even before a note of this raw, pop-house anthem saw release. Now that it's here, we know it's the best darn Kygo song out so far, and it's one of Gomez' best performances for sure. It's a tad tropical, vulnerable, and stirring. It's a musical backbone for anyone who needs that extra push to stand up for themselves in the face of bad love. It's the perfect tune for the lovely young woman Gomez has become, and that vocal chop of a post-chorus is everything.

3. Cashmere Cat feat. Selena Gomez, Tory Lanez – “Trust Nobody

This song is incredibly simple, which means it leaves no room for error. Good thing Cashmere Cat tapped Gomez for the lead vocal. She stood up to the plate and knocked it out of the park. She's husky and virile with super whispery bedroomy vibes. It's got us completely stoked on the Cat's forthcoming album Wild Love, for which this is a single, and it also had us looking at Gomez in a completely new way. It's a beautiful, dark continuation of the best R&B bits of Revival.

2. Selena Gomez with A$AP Rocky – “Good For You

This is the one where Gomez makes the rest of us women look bad because you know we are walking around in them p-jays like all the time, screw a dude. Just kidding. This is the one you put on when you're getting dressed for your super hot date and you just feelin' yourself so hard, it's almost x-rated. Gomez is entirely seductive on this tune, and tapping A$AP Rocky for the feature verse was a smooth move. “Good For You” was the lead single for Revival, letting fans know right away we were in for a much more adult experience.

1. Selena Gomez – “Hands to Myself”

This Selena Gomez song captures everything there is to love about her from start to finish. It's catchy and danceable, it's powerful and affirmative, it's sensual and intimate. It showcases every facet of her musical personality, and most of all, it's really fun to listen to. Gomez has actually referred to it as her favorite on the Revival album, which might mean its her favorite overall, and why shouldn't it be? Even if it were a bad song, that little “I mean I could, but why would I want to” just blows everything else away. It's perfectly sassy, and we all could use a little more sass in our step.

I have God's direct number – Pastor claims he talks to God via his phone (photo)

A controversial pastor has left many people shocked after he revealed that he receives phone calls from God.😂

Pastor Paul Sanyangore shocked his congregation members in Zimbabwe on Sunday when he said that he has a direct line which he can call the ‘heavens’ and get instructions on how to help his followers.

Pastor Paul Sanyangore
According to H-Metro, he further revealed that on Sunday, February 19, he got a call during his church service at Kingstons House, for help. He said: “I have a direct channel, actually I have His number and I can call Him when need arises.”

He addressed the person on the other end of the call as the ‘heaven’ and God prophesying on a certain lady, telling her of her background.

People questioned his prophesy but her replied saying: “It is possible to talk to God, while would you doubt that I got a call from him? I actually have a direct line which I can call Him and get instructions on how to proceed. I got this when I was praying and I heard a voice telling me to call direct. I got instructions on the phone on what to do or say and that is what happened on Sunday. If the heavens spoke to Abraham why not us? You are of little faith and people will always have doubts while others are being delivered. I know people say whatever they want, some might feel it is a publicity stunt and it is all fine. We don’t do things for publicity; what will we get from that?.”

The preacher, who is in the process of forming a television channel, said he will actually launch a session titled ‘Heaven Online’.

“You will actually see more of this. We are hoping that we will be on TV this year and we will actually have a session called ‘Heaven Online’,” he said.

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Drake Says He Has 'a Lot of Love' for Rihanna on Her 29th Birthday

Is there still hope for Aubrih? Drake gave a special shout-out to his ex Rihanna on her 29th birthday, during his concert in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday, February 20.

"It's somebody's birthday today — somebody I have a lot of love for and a lot of respect for," the Canadian rapper, 30, told the audience at Dublin's 3Arena during a stop on his Boy Meets World tour, according to fan videos posted on social media.

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"So, instead of singing 'Happy Birthday,' though, we just going to do this," he continued. "We just going to do this in Dublin tonight. Instead of singing 'Happy Birthday,' we gon' set it off just like this. Run it!"

Drake then transitioned into a medley of "Work," "Take Care" and "Too Good," his collaborations with the Barbadian singer, as the crowd screamed with excitement.

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Drake wishes Rihanna a Happy Birthday today. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9oA24Q

Rihanna News (@RihannaSpot) February 21, 2017

Us Weekly confirmed in October 2016 that the on-off couple had called it quits on their romance once again. "They will always be close. If they end up together, it could happen, but not now," a source told Us at the time. A second insider countered that the pair's relationship was never serious and that they were simply "hanging out, no strings attached."

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The entertainers' split came weeks after Drake declared his love for Rihanna while presenting her with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. "She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old," he gushed during a lengthy speech about their friendship and romance through the years.

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The "Fake Love" rapper and the "Love on the Brain" songstress — who have matching shark tattoos — first met in 2005 while she was filming her first-ever music video for "Pon de Replay" at a restaurant in Toronto where Drake worked as a DJ. They dated on and off in the following years, in addition to collaborating on several hit singles.

Drake was most recently linked to Jennifer Lopez, but a source told Us earlier this month that the pair's relationship had "died down a bit" as he headed overseas for his European tour.

7-year-old boy miraculously defies cancer despite doctors giving him only two weeks to live

- Doctors gave a seven-year-old boy in Cape Town just two weeks to live after diagnosing him with cancer that resisted chemotherapy

- However, three weeks later, the boy is still as strong as ever

- His family has called his defiance of cancer a miracle

Three weeks ago, doctors in Cape Town diagnosed a seven-year-old boy with stage 4 of a cancer known as neuroblastoma and gave him just two weeks to live. However, he is still alive and strong and was even seen riding a bicycle on Sunday.

Junaid Arendse and her mom Monique. He has defied cancer odds

Young Junaid Arendse initially complained of hip pain and his family took him to the hospital for examination. Doctors diagnosed him with cancer and told his family that it had spread to various parts of his body.

They also said it was resistant to chemotherapy and as a result, there was nothing they could do to help Junaid. Junaid's mother and grandmother were distraught at the news and sought prayers from their local church.

Junaid is as strong and vibrant as ever despite doctors' predictions
Three weeks later, Junaid shows no signs of slowing down on his life. He is as strong and vibrant as ever and was even seen riding a bicycle up and down his street on Sunday.

His grandmother Margaret is calling Junaid's defiance a miracle, while his mother Monique prays that her son's fight and zeal for life continues. She adds that her husband and Junaid's dad is in prison, and is hopeful that Junaid will still be alive when his dad is released next month.

I had to hide my baby under my bed in South Africa - Nigerian mom

Cape Town - A Nigerian family had to hide their baby under a bed while angry residents went on a rampage in Pretoria West, calling them drug dealers.

“Can you imagine standing there and watching your property, your house burn down? Why don’t they want us here,” a Nigerian father said on Saturday.

His house was one of two that were burned down by angry residents on Saturday.

He had woken up to dozens of people banging outside their doors.

“Nigerians come out, come out now, they were saying,”..

The situation accelerated so fast that he made a snap decision to throw some of the children who lived in yard over the wall into a neighbour’s yard, just before a petrol bomb was thrown at his house.

“I tried to get back inside to get our passports but it was too late,” the distraught man said, looking at the blacked out remains of the house he had been renting.

“They were so angry; I had to hide my baby under the bed when I heard them coming. What are we supposed to do now? Where are we going to sleep tonight?” another resident of the house said.

There were 11 adults and 3 children living in the five bedroom house, he said, but everyone had escaped in time.

No arrests made

No-one has been arrested after two houses were burned down and various homes raided by Pretoria West community members on Saturday, police have said.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said they had deployed a number of officers to the area in a bid to quell the violence.

Angry residents raided alleged drug dens and brothels on Saturday, burning two houses down as they went door to door in search of drugs.

“It is under control right now. We have deployed quite a number of police in the to ensure that the violence did not flare up again,” he said.

By late afternoon on Saturday, residents were still walking up and down the streets under heavy police guard vowing to root out criminality.

Dlamini said the violence only started on Saturday in the community.

But some business people [mostly foreigners] in the area have been feeling the heat for a couple of weeks already.

We don't sell drugs

A car workshop that was set alight two weeks ago after the owner was accused of hiding drugs there (Mpho Raborife, News24)

A Nigerian businessman who has worked alongside Pretoria West residents for almost 10 years, fixing their cars is now running scared after his business went up in flames, without warning.

The teary man was trying to pick up his life on Saturday, picking through the wreckage, when violence broke out again.

The businessman, who did not want to give his name for fear of victimisation, was one of the victims of the flare up of violence in the township, as residents accused foreigners of being drug dealers.

The Nigerian businessman said his business had been burned to the ground, with 29 cars a few days ago.

An angry crowd had raided his workshop in search for drugs, he told News24 in an interview outside his burned out workshop.

“But they did not find them. We are not selling drugs here. Arrest those who sell drugs. The police know who is selling drugs in this area. You don’t see any drugs here,” he said.

He said he and other businesses in the area were contributing to the economy and not the crime in the country.

The hardest thing for him, he said, was that he could not simply cry, pack up and go home.

“We are past crying. If I go home, I will be an armed robber there, nothing else. I wouldn’t rob anyone, only South Africans because they target us,” he said.

He bemoaned the fact that Nigerians were often painted with the same brush.

“There are bad Nigerians and there are good Nigerians. They should arrest the bad ones. How can we support our families when we live in fear?” he said.

Lisa Rinna Posts, Deletes, Then Reposts Racy Nude Selfie: 'Zero F--ks Given

Auditioning for another Playboy cover? Lisa Rinna posted a completely nude selfie, deleted it and then reposted it on Sunday, February 19.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 53, stripped down in her hotel room for the mirror pic, but used a strategically placed chair to cover her lady parts. She added a pixelated bar to censor her chest.

Stars Go Nude!

It’s back,” she captioned the racy photo the second time around. “I got scared then I said I’m 53 — zero f--ks given! Cheers to @playboy for going back to nudes. The female body is so beautiful, every size and every age. Be proud! #thefemalebodyisbeautiful #allshapesandsizes #loveyourself #loveyourbody.”

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Rinna posted her revealing selfie in homage to the men’s magazine’s decision to bring back nudity after a short-lived ban beginning in October 2015. “I’ll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated, but removing it entirely was a mistake,” Playboy’s chief creative officer, Cooper Hefner, said on February 13. “Nudity was never the problem because nudity isn’t a problem. Today we’re taking our identity back and reclaiming who are."

Stars' Soap Opera Beginnings
Rinna, who is mom of daughters Delilah, 18, and Amelia, 15, with husband Harry Hamlin, posed for Playboy twice in the past. While she was pregnant with her oldest daughter in 1998, the former soap opera actress was photographed bra-less in a lavender sweater for the cover. She graced the cover again in 2009 in a low-cut black leotard, fishnet stockings and heels as a Mrs. Robinson character.

Angelina Jolie Cooks and Eats Spiders With Her Children

Connecting with the culture. Angelina Jolie demonstrated how to cook spiders, crickets and scorpions during a visit to Cambodia in a new video with the BBC.

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The actress-humanitarian, 41, taught the reporter along with her children — Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8, whom she shares with ex Brad Pitt — how to prepare the creatures, removing the fangs from a tarantula before heating it up in a pan. “See the hard part where you have the teeth? Take the fangs out,” she said, as seen in the video. “I think it’s always been a part of the diet, the bugs, but then I think there is a truth to the survival during the war, of course. When people were being starved, they were able to survive on things like this, and they did.”

The Maleficent actress revealed that she first tried eating bugs on a previous trip to Cambodia. (Jolie adopted her oldest son from one of the country’s orphanages in March 2002 when he was just 7 months old.) “You start with the crickets. Crickets and a beer, and then you kind of move up to the tarantulas,” she said.

Angelina Jolie eating spiders in Cambodia
Once the group was done defanging and sautéing the bugs, Jolie dished them out onto platters to pass around. “You want to share a spider?” she asked Shiloh, who agreed. They both tried the tarantula before moving on to the scorpions.

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The Oscar winner then asked her kids what they think of the local cuisine. “[It tastes like] dry chips,” Knox said. “Yeah, like, flavorless chips.”

Shiloh eating spiders in Cambodia
As previously reported, Jolie opened up about her highly publicized, messy split from Pitt during another portion of the BBC interview from Cambodia. “I don’t want to say very much about [the incident that led to our separation] except to say that it was a very difficult time and we are a family. And we’ll always be family,” she said, tearing up. “And we’ll get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it.”

The By the Sea director filed for divorce last September after an incident on a private jet. Pitt, 53, has only seen his kids a handful of times since. “My focus is my children, our children, and it is — and my focus is finding this way through. And as I said, we are and forever will be a family,” Jolie told the BBC. “And so that is how I’m coping. I’m coping with finding a way through to make sure this somehow makes us stronger and closer.”

Monday, 20 February 2017

Kris Jenner Reveals Whether She Would Marry Boyfriend Corey Gamble

If it ain’t broke … Kris Jenner opened up to Ellen DeGeneres about whether she’ll ever marry boyfriend Corey Gamble as she stopped by the talk show for an episode set to air Monday, February 20.

DeGeneres quizzed the Keeping Up With Kardashians matriarch, 60, on whether she and the music tour manager, 36, who have been dating since 2014, would be walking down the aisle anytime soon. “You know, I’ve done that twice, and it didn’t work out so well,” said Jenner. “So I don’t know. You never know.”

She went on to cite Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell as an example of a happily unmarried couple. “I’m going to take a page out of Goldie and Kurt’s book, or Kourtney’s book,” she added. “I just think as long as things are going so well, why ruffle it up?”

The ultimate momager and matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner family, Kris Jenner, stops by ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.’ Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
Hawn and Russell have famously had one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting relationships but never married, while Jenner’s daughter Kourtney Kardashian and her ex-boyfriend Scott Disick also never married but were together for nine years and coparent their three children Mason, Penelope and Reign.

Of the age difference between her and her beau, the reality star told DeGeneres that Gamble “gets along really good with the kids,” and joked, “Age is just a number.”

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The E! star began dating Gamble shortly after her split from her ex Caitlyn Jenner. They divorced in 2016 after 22 years of marriage, before the former Olympic gold medalist came out as transgender. Kris was previously married to  Robert Kardashian, father of Khloé, Kim, Kourtney and Rob Kardashian, but the couple split in 1991 and the lawyer, who infamously served on his friend O.J. Simpson’s defense team, died of cancer in 2003.

The reality star also revealed to DeGeneres how emotional it has been for their family to relive the aftermath of Kim’s terrifying October 3 Paris robbery on the new season of KUWTK. “It was devastating,” said Jenner of watching Kim talk about he robbery on TV. “Nobody can even get through the first five minutes without being hysterical.” But she added that Kim wanted to discuss her ordeal to “bring some awareness.”

“We started filming and what was coming out of that was very therapeutic for her, I think, to just explain to us and walk us through [the robbery],” said Jenner.

Blue Ivy Carter Snacks on Cotton Candy Courtside With Pregnant Beyonce, Jay Z at NBA All-Star

Courtside cutie! Blue Ivy Carter seemed to be having the best time with parents Beyoncé and Jay Z at the 2017 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans on Sunday, February 19.
Blue Ivy Carter greets the mascot with her parents Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles at the 66th NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The 5-year-old looked adorable in a lime green dress, denim jacket and black Converse sneakers with her hair pulled back into two braids. She sat in between her famous mom and dad, who revealed earlier this month that they’re expecting twins.

Jay Z, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyonce Knowles attend the 66th NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Jay Z, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles attend the 66th NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans.

Blue Ivy was photographed excitedly waving at the Milwaukee Bucks mascot, snacking on blue cotton candy and watching the basketball game as the Western Conference team defeated the Eastern Conference with a high score of 192 to 182. She was also seen playing on the “Formation” singer’s phone, which had a monogrammed “BKC” case.

The pregnant pop superstar, 35, was photographed leaning over and chatting with her daughter throughout the night. Queen Bey looked chic and showcased her baby bump in a long, patterned kimono, white T-shirt, ripped jeans and strappy heels. The hip-hop mogul, 47, kept it casual in a burgundy hoodie, white T-shirt, black pants and sneakers.

Blue Ivy Carter and Beyonce Knowles  also attend the 66th NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Just a week earlier, Beyoncé officially debuted her bump at the 2017 Grammys on Sunday, February 12. The music icon wore a body-hugging, gold Peter Dundas gown while performing “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles.” Although she lost out on the three major categories (Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year) to Adele, she still took home two Grammys for Lemonade and the “Hello” singer shouted out Bey in her speech for inspiring her. The “Sorry” songstress also stepped out on Thursday, February 16, for a shopping trip at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills.

Drake Hits Back After Kanye West Says His Music Is Overplayed: 'I Don't Respect It

Why can't we be friends? Drake opened up about his feuds with Kanye West and Meek Mill in an extensive interview with DJ Semtex on Beats 1's OVO Sound Radio on Saturday, February 18.

The Canadian rapper, 30, admitted that he was confused by West's much-publicized onstage rant during one of his Saint Pablo tour dates last year, when he criticized radio stations for overplaying music by mainstream rap artists, including Drake and DJ Khaled.

"I think everybody has their own little things going on. I'm not really sure what he's referring to half the time because, in the same breath, I went from working on a project with him to him sort of, like, publicly s--ting on me and DJ Khaled for being on the radio too much," Drake said during the hourlong radio interview.

"When I hear that, I just distance myself from it," he continued. "If that's what it is, I don't even really understand the point you're trying to make, but whatever it is that you're going through, I accept it. I don't respect it at all. Me and Khaled are both just, like, good people. I'm not really sure why we're the target of your choice that you made that night. But again, I accept what you're going through."

As Us Weekly previously reported, West was hospitalized for extreme exhaustion in November 2016, days after abruptly cutting his concert in Sacramento short following a rant against many of his peers, including Beyoncé and Jay Z. Sources previously told Us that West's breakdown was caused by the stress of his workload and the aftermath of his wife Kim Kardashian's Paris robbery.

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Drake also opened up on Saturday night about his public feud with Mill, 29, which sparked after Mill claimed Drake used a ghostwriter to write several of his chart-topping singles. The spat resulted in a series of back-and-forth diss tracks, including Drake's "Charged Up" and "Back to Back."

"I respect revenge when it's warranted," the "Fake Love" performer said. "It's not something that I'm proud of because it took just as much of an emotional toll on me — maybe not as much as it did on him — but you always gotta hear about it. And just seeing people get so riled up on negativity, it doesn't feel great. ... That's just somebody that I never really want to be friends with."

Drake — who won two Grammy Awards for "Hotline Bling" last weekend, despite choosing to skip the ceremony — also opened up to OVO Sound Radio about his feelings on the Recording Academy. "Even though 'Hotline Bling' is not a rap song, the only category they can manage to fit me in is a rap category," he said. "Maybe because I've rapped in the past or because I'm black. I can't figure out why. I won two awards, but I don't even want them because it just feels weird for some reason."

Angelina Jolie Gets Emotional Discussing Split From Brad Pitt: ‘We Are and Forever Will Be a Family

Angelina Jolie got emotional as she discussed her highly publicized split from husband Brad Pitt in a new BBC interview on Sunday, February 19.

While promoting her new film, First They Killed My Father, in Cambodia, the 41-year-old actress and director was asked about the headline-making incident that led to her filing for divorce from Pitt, 53, last September.

Angelina Jolie and BBC reporter Yalda Hakim BBC
"Your film is about family and loss. I understand this is a very sensitive issue," BBC reporter Yalda Hakim began. "We know that an incident occurred which led to your separation, we also know you haven't said anything about this, but would you like to say something?"

Jolie sighed deeply before she responded. “I don’t want to say very much about [the incident] except to say that it was a very difficult time and we are a family. And we’ll always be a family,” she said, getting teary-eyed and emotional. “And we’ll get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it.”

In October, Pitt was hit with allegations of child abuse allegedly stemming from an incident aboard a September flight. According to court documents filed by Jolie, the Oscar-winning actor got into an altercation with his 15-year-old son Maddox. An FBI investigation turned up no evidence of such an incident, and the case was closed in November.

“My family, we’ve all been through a difficult time,” Jolie said when asked about how she's been dealing with the stress of the split. “My focus is my children, our children, and it is — and my focus is finding this way through. And as I said, we are and forever will be a family. And so that is how I’m coping. I’m coping with finding a way through to make sure this somehow makes us stronger and closer.”

In September, shortly after the couple announced their decision to split, sources confirmed to Us that Pitt planned to fight for joint physical and legal custody of their six children. The Inglorious Basterds actor did get to see his kids for a Christmas gift exchange, but an agreement has yet to be reached.

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On Saturday, February 18, Jolie brought all six kids — Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10 and twins Vivienne and Knox, 8 — with her to meet the king of Cambodia in Siem Reap.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference after meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni, the Maleficent actress likened Cambodia to “a second home” and noted that “Maddox is happy to be back in his country.” (She adopted her eldest son in 2002.)

Asked where she would like to see herself in five years' time during the BBC interview, Jolie's expression brightened. "At that stage do I have all teenagers?" she said with a laugh. "At that stage I hope just standing."

"In five years’ time I would like to be traveling around the world visiting my children, hoping that they’re just happy and doing interesting things in, I imagine, many different parts of the world, and I’ll be supporting them," she continued. "And everything I do, I hope is that I represent something, and I represent the right things to my children and I give them the right sense of what they’re capable of, and the world as it should be seen, not through the prism of Hollywood or through a certain kind of life but really take them into the world where they have a really good sense of the come-round of people."

Jolie also hinted at that her kids have needed some extra TLC in the wake of their parents' split, with a couple of them sleeping in Mom's room. When asked what she really wants to do when she wakes up first thing in the morning, her answer was, "Get through the day."

She laughed as she said it, but added, "It's been a difficult few months. Right now I'm going through a moment where there's just, everybody's in my room — two hamsters and two dogs and two children at the moment. It's wonderful. So usually I just wake up trying to figure out who's going to get the dog out, who's gonna start the pancakes and did anybody brush their teeth."

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Kim Kardashian Is 'So Proud' of Husband Kanye West After Yeezy Season 5 Show

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Credit: Kim Kardashian/Snapchat
Showing her support. Kim Kardashian was by her husband Kanye West's side as he debuted his Yeezy Season 5 collection at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, February 15, and she showed her love in a tweet about the rapper and fashion designer after the show.

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"So proud of my baby for his amazing show today!" the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 36, wrote. "It was so good! I'm so So proud of him!!! #yeezyseason5"

As Us Weekly previously reported the "Fade" rapper, 39, debuted his collection at a top-secret, ultra-exclusive show at NYC's Pier 59 Studios on Wednesday afternoon.

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West's family and friends packed the front row for the 15-minute runway show, and Kardashian, who wore a burgundy outfit, sat next to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

Other celebs in attendance included Kylie Jenner, Tyga, Hailey Baldwin, La La Anthony, Zoe Kravitz and rappers Pusha T and A$AP Ferg.

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The low-key outing was a contrast to last season's over-the-top Yeezy show, which began two hours late and was marred by models fainting.

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"Kanye tried to keep as much media out as possible, and the crowd was mostly fashion buyers and Kanye's friends and family," an insider told Us.

The Selfish author posted video of the show on Snapchat and shared footage of Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid arriving with bags full of McDonald's fries, burgers and chicken nuggets. Kendall didn't attend the Yeezy show because she walking the runway in the Anna Sui show.

"Look at these delivery girls. They're so cute," she joked.

Kardashian and her husband later headed out for a celebratory dinner and were mobbed by fans.

Carlos Santana Explains His Beyonce 'Not a Singer' Comment After Her Grammys Loss.

Carlos Santana is sorry ... sort of. The rocker, 69, took to Facebook Tuesday, February 14, to explain his earlier remarks that Beyoncé lost to Adele in several categories, including album of the year, at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards February 12 because she's "not a singer." His note, however, stopped short of an outright apology.

"I would like to clarify a comment that was reported when I was doing an interview for some upcoming shows in Australia & New Zealand," the 13-time Grammy winner wrote. "My intent was to congratulate Adele on her amazing night at the Grammys. My comment about Beyonce was regretfully taken out of context. I have the utmost respect for her as an artist and a person. She deserves all the accolades that come her way. I wish Beyonce and her family all the best."

In an interview with the Australian Associated Press following the biggest night in music, Santana weighed in on the 28-year-old Brit's shocking sweep over the "Formation" artist, 35. "I think that Adele won because she can sing, sing," he said. "With all respect to our sister Beyoncé is very beautiful to look at and it's more like modeling kind of music — music to model a dress — she's not a singer, singer, with all respect to her."

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Santana's comments drew sharp criticism on social media from members of the BeyHive. "Beyoncé out sang and outperformed Carlos Santana at the superbowl pregame years ago so he can keep his comments," wrote one irate fan.

Melania Trump Is ‘Miserable’ as First Lady, ‘Unhappy With How Her Life Ended Up’

While her husband, Donald Trump, wields his power as president, first lady Melania Trump is struggling with the realities of her new role and the scrutiny that comes with it, insiders reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly. “This life wasn’t her dream. It was Donald’s,” Trump family friend and stylist Phillip Bloch tells Us. “Truthfully, it’s a lot to cope with.” Find out more in the video above, and detailed below.

Indeed, her unconventional living arrangement — she's staying in New York City while son Barron, 10, finishes school — has already made her a late-night punch line. (Jimmy Kimmel quipped February 8 that she’s “trapped like Rapunzel” in her Trump Tower penthouse.) Vogue faced boycott threats after editor Anna Wintour said on February 9 that she expected Melania, 46, to appear on a future cover. And Melania's libel lawsuit against U.K. paper Daily Mail, which she claims harmed her “unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity … to launch a broad-based commercial brand,” has opened her up to criticism that she intends to cash in on the presidency.

The deluge has reportedly become too daunting for the deeply private Sevnica, Slovenia, native, who moved to the United States in 1996 to launch a fashion career — not to preside over the East Wing. “Melania is unhappy with how her life ended up,” alleges a family source. “She is miserable.”

Since inauguration day, Melania has spent most of her time holed up in her lavish apartment. Never a fixture on the NYC social scene, “she is staying hidden more,” claims Bloch. (By contrast, Michelle Obama hosted an open house for select members of the public, plus a party for White House staffers during her first week on the job in 2009.)

According to a family source, not even Barron can get her out the gold-plated front door. Pre-inauguration, Melania would shuttle her son in a chauffeured SUV to and from his private school. But that was before picketers took up residence outside her building. Now, claims the source, “Melania has the Secret Service take Barron to school and retrieve him.”

Melania has left her $100 million apartment a handful of times. But aside from one outing to run errands January 30, she has usually headed to her other (luxurious) home. The first lady joined Donald, 70, at Mar-a-Lago, their $300 million estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the weekend of February 3. She went the following weekend too — with a quick pit stop in Washington, D.C., to catch a ride on Air Force One with Donald and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie. “Melania says she’s most happy at Mar-a-Lago,” says a source close to the first lady. “She loves Palm Beach!”

In familiar surroundings, she happily played hostess February 11. It was a conspicuous contrast to the previous day, when the most important woman in Japan was left to tour various spots in the nation’s capital minus the traditional first lady escort. (Both Laura Bush and Obama accompanied Akie on previous visits.) While their husbands talked policy over a round of golf February 11, Melania and Akie visited a Bethesda-by-the-Sea church — where the Trumps wed in 2005 — and strolled around the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. “Don’t let her smile in those photos fool you,” claims the source. “She hates this.”

A Melania source counters that “she is very happy with her life and supporting her husband and family.”

Did The Weeknd Diss Justin Bieber's Sex Life With Selena Gomez in His New Song 'Some Way'?

Is The Weeknd taking it to the bedroom? The Canadian crooner teamed up with rapper Nav for a new song, "Some Way," and many fans think the collaboration disses Justin Bieber's sex life with his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, who's now dating the "Starboy" singer.

In the explicit nearly three-minute track, which was released on Wednesday, February 15, The Weeknd boasts about pleasing an unnamed woman sexually and stealing her from her boyfriend. "I think your girl, think your girl fell in love with me / She say my f--k and my tongue game a remedy," he sings.

Later in the song, the two-time Grammy winner croons, "I just took that chick and I know you feeling some way / She just want a n---a like me."

The beef between the musicians began shortly after The Weeknd, 26, and Gomez, 24, took their relationship public in January. Days after the new couple were photographed making out in Santa Monica, Bieber, 22, was asked by a paparazzo if he listens to The Weeknd's music. "Hell no, I can't listen to a Weeknd song! That s--t's wack," he replied.

The "Love Yourself" singer, who famously dated Gomez on and off from 2011 to 2014, insulted The Weeknd again in an Instagram Live video on February 12, when he burst out laughing for nearly 15 seconds after joking that "Starboy" is his favorite song.

The "Party Monster" singer and the Disney alum have been nearly inseparable in recent weeks. They jetted off to Italy for a romantic getaway in late January. After the Grammys on February 12, they met up at Rihanna's afterparty at 1 Oak in West Hollywood, where they were spotted "getting cozy," a source told Us Weekly. Bieber, meanwhile, told his fans on Instagram on Valentine's Day, "I got no food, I got no job ... and I got no Valentine!"

Go download  Nav and The Weeknd's "Some Way"

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Britney Spears Quotes the Bible After Katy Perry’s Dis: ‘Her Mouth Speaks From That Which Fills the Heart

Holy clapback! Britney Spears took to social media on Monday, February 13, to share a pointed quote from the Bible after Katy Perry poked fun at the superstar’s head-shaving breakdown of 2007, during multiple red carpet interviews at the 2017 Grammys. (See what Perry, 32, had to say in the video above.)

The “Slumber Party” singer, 35, uploaded a photo of hands held in the shape of a heart in front a stunning sunset, accompanied by the following verse: “Her mouth speaks from that which fills her heart ❤️ Luke 6:45”

Britney Spears and Katy Perry attend the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Smurfs 2' in 2013. Michael
Naturally, the Britney Army is speculating that the pop princess’ post is aimed at Perry. “@britneyspears holy queen of bible verses. yassss. Smite her!” one fan wrote, while another enthused: “katy perry won't be needing to shave her head now 'cause Britney just snatched every single follicle.”

As previously reported, the “Chained to the Rhythm” songstress took a swipe at Spears while chatting Ryan Seacrest on Sunday. “It’s called taking care of your mental health,” she said when asked about her recent break from music, before adding: “I haven’t shaved my head yet.”

She then repeated the insensitive one-liner during another live red carpet interview with CBS. Her comments infuriated many social-media users, who created the #KatyPerryIsOverParty hashtag, which quickly started trending on Twitter.


Not long after Perry — who cowrote Spears’ 2013 track “Passenger” — made the tactless wisecracks, the Las Vegas headliner shared two Instagrams, letting fans know that she was doing just fine despite the drama. She uploaded a sizzling shot of herself sunbathing in a barely there bikini and followed up with a short video, in which she doled out “weekend advice” while lounging in bed at a luxurious Malibu estate. “A book in Malibu is all you need,” she says in the clip.

Sunday night isn’t the first time Perry has referenced Spears’ darker days in an attempt to be funny. As BuzzFeed points out, the Katy Perry: Part of Me star has been bringing up that fateful night at Tarzana, California’s Esther’s Haircutting Studio (which took place nearly a decade ago on February 16, 2007) for years.

Her first dig at Spears came during a 2010 interview with Radio 2. “My first record didn’t take off until I was 23 so I was perhaps in a different headspace to someone who became successful at a younger age. If you’re starting at 14 or 15 your maturity hasn’t fully evolved. I’m not going to say I won’t mess up, because someday I might want to shave my head,” she said at the time. “But not today because I’ll get sunburn! I’m lucky because I have a great support system.”

Friday, 10 February 2017

Beyoncé vs. George Clooney: How Their Twins' Lives Will Be Different

Beyoncé vs. George Clooney: How Their Twins' Lives Will Be Different
Surprise announcements were made this month about couples Beyoncé and Jay Zand George Clooney and Amal Clooney each expecting twins, but while the pairs are drawing equal amounts of media attention, they will likely raise their kids very differently.

Bey announced her pregnancy via a record-breaking Instagram photo of her baby bump on Feb. 1. George and Amal have said nothing at all about their upcoming arrivals. Friend Julie Chen confirmed their big news on the air Thursday while co-hosting her CBS talk show The Talk. The two methods may mark a sign of what's to come.

Beyoncé and Jay Z welcomed daughter Blue Ivy Carterin January 2012. When she was a month old, the first approved photo of her was posted on her mother's personal website, which would become the singer's platform of choice for most of her photo and video posts of her family.

George and Amal, an international human rights attorney, have no personal websites nor social media accounts. It is expected that any approved photos of their twins will be released via the old-fashioned method—magazines or major talk shows—if at all.

No social media posts—no room for direct online harassment directed towards them or their family, which is what Beyoncé and other celebs are subjected to daily.

The singer has not commented on any nasty posts and continues to occasionally post photos of her daughter online.

Blue Ivy is more than just a social media star—she is a household name and even has the opportunity to profit from the use of it. Her parents had it trademarked for commercial apparel use. The two, whose own names are trademarked, had attempted to secure a trademark for their daughter's first name but were blocked by the owner of a Wisconsin boutique that already owns it.

George and Amal do not possess trademarks to their names.

Blue Ivy is also already a music artist, technically. When she was less than a week old, Blue Ivy broke a record to become the youngest person to appear on a Billboard music chart. While Beyoncé and Jay Z enjoyed the first few days with their then-newborn baby, he released a track called "Glory," which features sounds made by their daughter.

When she was almost 2, Blue Ivy made her music video debut in her mom's "Blue" clip. Last year, at age 4, Blue Ivy made her music video debut in her mother's "Formation" clip, which shows her displaying some sassy moves.

Blue Ivy also stole the show onstage when she made her big public debut at the 2014 MTV VMAs, showcasing some even sassier moves while watching her mom perform. She and Jay Z presented the singer with an award and Blue Ivy won over the audience's hearts when she said, "Good job, Mommy!"

The child had actually made her unofficial VMAs debut at the 2011 ceremony, where Beyoncé was pregnant with her and showcased her baby bump for the first time.

In 2016, Bey brought the child along to the VMAs again, where the two struck fierce poses on the red carpet.

The sounds and moves the Clooney twins will make when they are young will likely be mostly made in the privacy of their parents' homes.

While both couples are notoriously private and Bey and Jay have been diligent in keeping Blue Ivy away from photographers, George and Amal are more likely to avoid drawing unwarranted public attention by continuing to stay off social media in general, shielding both themselves and their twins from potential trolls, who could cause emotional harm to all family members no matter who they target.

However, the Clooney twins and Bey and Jay's twins do have some things in common. They will all likely be well-traveled, collecting several stamps on their passports before they begin the first grade. George films movies around the world, while Amal is often invited for speaking engagements in different countries. Beyoncé and Jay Z occasionally go on tour.

In fact, the couples' twins could also be raised in different countries; George and Amal have several homes, including a country mansion in England. She works in London. Beyonce and Jay Z have homes in both New York and Los Angeles. While all the kids are likely to attend private schools, British education is notoriously stricter. However, if George and Amal do raise their children in London, they could opt to send them to an American school.

Also, all the twins will all probably sport stylish looks; Both Beyonce and Amal are fashionistas and designers love to dress them. They will likely want to dress their littlest loves in adorable baby couture.

Beyonce Has the Best Seat in the House at the 2017 Grammys

And the winner is ... Beyoncé! At the 2017 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 12, the most coveted seat in the house — front and center — will go to Beyoncé.

Queen Bey, 35, who announced last week she's pregnant with twins, will be seated beside her husband of eight years, Jay Z, inside the Los Angeles Staples Center at the 59th annual ceremony. Also assigned to the front row: Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna and Nick Jonas. Solange is seated right behind her big sis, alongside Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Adele, Keith Urban, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, Sia and Lady Gaga also have prime seats near the aisles.

The "Hold Up" singer, nominated for nine trophies for her visual album Lemonade, will also take the stage for a highly anticipated performance, where she'll publicly show off her growing bump for the first time.

The mom of 5-year-old Blue is predicted to take home the night's most prestigious award, Album of the Year, for 2016's Lemonade. She's also nominated for Record of the Year for Lemonade, Song of the Year for "Formation," Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Formation," Best Music Video for "Formation," Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade, Best Music Film for Lemonade, Best Solo Performance for "Hold Up," and Best Rock Performance for "Don't Hurt Yourself."

Jay Z and Beyonce In her front-row seat, Beyoncé is sure to have a great view of the evening's host, The Late Late Show's James Corden. In addition, four-time Grammy winner Bruno Mars will perform. Adele, who has racked up five nominations, will belt out a hit from her latest megablockbuster album, 25. John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Metallica will also take the stage throughout the night.